American patriots : a short history of dissent /

A concise history that proves that dissent is patriotic. There have been dissenting Americans for as long as there has been an America. In American Patriots, historian Ralph Young chronicles the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States. He explains that activists are not protesting a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Young, Ralph, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2024]
Acceso en línea:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.25968831
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Dissent and America
  • 1. Dissent and the shaping of a nation
  • 2. Progressives, reformers, radicals
  • 3. War and its dissidents
  • 4. Culture wars in the jazz age
  • 5. Depression and war
  • 6. Conformity and dissent
  • 7. Civil rights
  • 8. Counterculture
  • 9. Mobilization and Backlash
  • 10. Dissent in a new age
  • 11. Dissent, lies, and insurrection
  • Conclusion: The arc of dissent.